Toy



July 3, 192s. 1,676,062

S. J. SWANSON TOY Filed Deo. e, V1926 6 m @fw Arroz/vhf Patented July 3, 19.28.

UNITED STATES SWAN J. SWANSON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

TOY.

Application` filed December 9, 1926. Serial No. 153,673.

The object of my invention is to make a toy. A more specific object is to make a` toy wagon ortruck upon which is mounted a chair or seat or an object having the configuration of an animal such as a horse, said `object or seat being secured tothe frame of the wagon or truck pivotally so that the rocking or partial oscillation of such object or said seat will propel the wagon or truck. A further object is to make a toy upon which a'chil'd may ride and propel the toy itself, or in which the toy may be drawn as is the conventional ktoy wagon, with the child seated on a portion of the wagon, the movement of the wagon producing a rocking effect on Athe object upon which the child sits, the rocking effect being similar to that produced when a child sits on a rocking horse and rocks it. A further object is to make a toy of few and simple parts that may be readily assembled, that lend themselves readily to multiple production and which may be cheaply made.

lVith these and other objects in view, my invention has relation to certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claim, and illustrated in the drawing in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my device, and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a modified form of a seat to be used in my device.

Numeral 4 indicates the wagon generally, having a` single longitudinal frame member 5 bifurcated at its rear end so as to form the prongs 6 and 7.l Numeral 8 designates a tube secured to the lateral face of the prong 6 near its end and numeral 9 designates a tube secured to the lateral face of the prong 7 nea-r its end, The tubes 8 and 9 are concentrically in alinement. Numeral 10 designates an axle having the crank 11 formed therein. The axle 10 extends through and slightly beyond the ends of the tubes 8 and 9 so that the crank 11 is positioned between the prongs 6 and 7. To the ends of the axle 10 are positively secured the wheels 12, one wheel being secured at one end, and the other rotatively secured at the other end. It will be seen that by the structure thus far described that when the crank 11 is rotated that the wheels 12 will be rotated. An eye 13 is formed on the forward end of the frame member Numeral 14 designates the front frame member, to which at its ends are secured the axles 1.5. On the ends of the axles 15 are rotatively secured the front wheels 16. A hole 17 is formed in the geometrical center of the front frame member 14. A bolt 18 passes through the hole 17 through the eye 13 and has the nut 19 in threaded engagement atl its lower end. By these means the front frame member 14 is rotatively secured to the frame member 5 and together with the wheels and the portions previously described together form a wagon frame. For drawing the wagon thus described, the handle 2O is provided which is detachably secured to the front frame member 14 by passing through holes 21 formed therein. Numeral 22 designates a frame project-ion secured to the frame member 5 intermediate its length by bolts or rivets 23. At the upper end of the frame projection 22 is formed a hole 24. Numeral 25 designates an animal (a horse is shown) on which the child is seated when riding the device. In the lower portion of the body of the animal 25 centrally located is formed a hole 26. Numeral 27 designates a bolt passing through the holes 24 and 26, thereby securing the animal 25 to the frame projection 22 in an oscillatory or rocking manner. To the rear end of the animal 25 is secured the projection 28, having an eye 29 formed at its external end. Numeral 30 designates a. link having an eye 31 formed at one end and the eye 32 formed at the other end. Numeral 33 designates a pin passing through the eyes 29 and 31, thereby pivotally securing the link 30 to the projection 28. The eye 32 is pivotally secured to the center of the crank 11. It will be seen that by a. rocking or pivotal or oscillating movement of the animal 25 that the projection 28 will be moved in the arc of aV circle and that the link 30 will be moved so as to rot-ate the crank 11, thereby rotating the wheels 12. The handle bars 34 are secured to the forward portion of the animal so that when a child is mounted on the animal, he can conveniently hold on to them. In operation, the child sits on the animal 25 and rocks up and down, as he would on a rocking horse, and thereby propels the vehicle. Vhen the vehicle is to be drawn, the person drawing` it holds the handle 20, thereby not only moving the vehicle forwardly but rocking the animal. I do not desire to be limited to a horse. Any other animal or object of interest to a child may be substituted therefor. The steering,- of the vehicle is accomplished When operated by the child rid ing the. animal by supporting` his feet on the front frame member 14, one on each s1de,.and

applying pressure on the side that itis de# sired to turn in order to make the proper turn for the vehicle. Instead of a horse, a seat'or chair 35, shown' 1n the modified form 'in Fig. 3, may be used. It consists of a frame 36'open at the forward end and having the lug 37 formed on the bottom thereof, and having' the hole 38 formed therein. The chair 35 may be secured to my device in place of the animal 25 by passing the bolt f 27 through the hole 24 and the hole 88.

Numeral- 39 designates a handle bar secured to the forwardA endv of the chair 35.,

Vl`luineral et() designates an arm secured to thechair- 35 at its rear end and projecting horizontally. At its external end is formed a hole 4l, which when' the chair Vis secured to my device, may beso positioned relative the link 30 that the pin 33 may be inserted through the eyev 29 and the hole 4l. TWhen this yis accomplished, the basket Will be se# cured to the device inthe same manner as' Was the 'animal previously described;

What I claim and mean to secure by Letvters Patent is:

betufeenth'e prongsof said biiurcated end of said frame membenvone Wheel secured to each end-ot1 said axle, a' frontfframe inember havingv axles securedv thereto on which are rotatively secured Wheels, said fre-nt frame ymember rotatively secured to saidi -frame member, a ramelprogeetion securedt-o` said 'frame member, an animal rotatively `fsccured to said frame projection,v ai projection ttorn'iod at one end of said animal?, a 'A cmnk arm secured rotatively to -said projec tion and lrotatively to said crank.

ln testimony whereof I4 affix my signature.

.SWAN J. SWAN-sou. 

